Skubal to have surgery for loose bodies in elbow; timetable TBD  —  DETROIT — Two-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after a flare-up on Sunday night.  —  Neither Skubal nor the Tigers would put a timetable on his return.

Starting pitcher targets using zone rates: Why Kyle Harrison, Braxton Ashcraft are surging  —  At this point in the season, a lot of “hot starts” are beginning to stabilize, and we're getting a sense of which players have really made meaningful changes or not.

Handing out 2026 April grades to all 30 MLB teams  —  The struggles of three of MLB's richest premier franchises over the opening five weeks of the 2026 season are reminiscent of a scene from “Bull Durham,” when manager Joe “Skip” Riggins asks coach Larry Hockett, “What's our record?”

Braves call up Jim Jarvis and designate José Azócar for assignment  —  The Braves have made a somewhat eventful call-up ahead of their series finale against the Seattle Mariners.  Following a strong start to the 2026 season in Triple-A and following up a successful 2025 campaign …

Former Braves owner Ted Turner passes away at 87  —  Well, it's a sad day for generations of Atlanta braves fans as one of the most beloved and most important figures in the history of the franchise has passed away.  Former Braves owner and media mogul Ted Turner has died at the age of 87.

Bob Skinner, three-time World Series champion, dies at 94  —  PITTSBURGH — Bob Skinner, who earned three World Series rings and was named to the All-Star team three times during a baseball career that spanned more than four decades as a player and coach, has died.  He was 94.

Benge and Vientos lead the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the skidding Rockies in early start  —  DENVER — Carson Benge homered leading off the sixth inning for New York's first hit against Tomoyuki Sugano, and the Mets beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday in a game moved up three hours to avoid potential wet weather.

Timberwolves earn competitive Game 1 victory vs. Spurs: Takeaways  —  It was obvious — literally from the jump, when skyscrapers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama squared off at midcourt — that every bucket of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs would be hard-earned.

Carlos Estévez cleared to begin rehab assignment.  What that means for Royals bullpen  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Carlos Estévez is anticipating to start a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Omaha.  — Estévez was placed …

John Sterling Was Always There … His voice was one of the constants in my life.  I heard it when I ate pureed vegetables and learned how to walk.  I heard it when I drove off to college, trying to figure out who I was.  I heard it in my early 20s when my future seemed infinite.